Wisdom 2.0 was a catalyst for change in my life in 2014, this past February I returned and two of my favorite teachers/speakers from two years ago, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Michael Gervais were back in 2016, and in this talk Pete Carroll joined them on stage. Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn is a master mindfulness teacher and created the MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the late ’70s. Pete Carroll, coach of the Seattle Seahawks brought sports psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais in to work with the team in 2012. In this talk Gervais teaches us there are no BIG moments, that every moment is as valuable as every other moment. This was echoed by Carroll, when Kabat-Zinn asked Carroll about the moment immediately following their Superbowl loss. Carroll eloquently described the moments/events after the previous year’s win, followed by the loss. Carroll said the moment began when he stood up, he knew that it was in that moment that the opportunity to move forward and grow began, that if he and his team were willing to learn from the truth that just occurred, this was the learning, the wisdom. He also described something that my dad has taught me my entire life “work on what you can control and let go of what you can’t control.” 

Kabat-Zinn, Gervais & Carroll continue to discuss grit, mastery and the difference between response and reaction in this fantastic talk. Here’s a link to the talk in its entirety Mastering the Mental Game.

“Elevate those in your organization, and your organization will be elevated.” Words of Wisdom from Michael Gervais. You can learn more about Gervais on his website, and click on Finding Mastery podcasts to learn from elite performers in a variety of fields, they are fantastic!